#154
It was a difficult word to guess. Still, for some reason, it was nice to hear those words.
The words I missed were heard again.
“I haven’t seen it like that before… .”
The voice sounded somewhat wet. Still, she couldn’t figure it out. Everything was overwhelming, and all I could do was catch my breath.
“Clearly… “I saw it.”
Sehyun leaned into the hand that held me tightly and quietly reflected on those words. Even though it felt like I was sinking, I felt like I was floating. It was something I should never forget.
Meanwhile, the action continued again.
“under… !”
A short breath came out. Her huge body tilted and her shoulder hit a firm embrace. The feathers of her wings tangled between her teeth trembled. Her head hung low as she felt a faint sense of helplessness. Through it all, a murky voice that barely suppressed her true nature was heard.
“Put your arms around me.”
Before he could even realize what he was saying, a strong hand grabbed Sehyun’s arm and pulled him. Only then did I realize the meaning of those words. When I raised my head, differently colored eyes illuminated by light came into view.
The eyes looked like they were about to be swallowed. Sehyeon’s fingertips trembled slightly. Tightly closed lips brushed over Sehyun’s lips as if to comfort him.
“hurry.”
It was low and cloudy. Hearing that breathtaking voice, Sehyun hugged Ruhak’s neck with her arms. At the same time as I was hugging and clinging tightly, my hard body hit me roughly as the desk shook. And the feathers of each other’s wings were rubbed roughly enough to make our backs ache.
Rattling-
“Black!”
“under… .”
Hot breath fell on Sehyeon’s shoulder. Ruhak let out a long breath while tightly holding Sehyun’s waist. It was a breath filled with an unknown lingering feeling.
Every time he was pushed to his limit, his breath heated up Sehyun several times. Perhaps that was why I clearly remembered the heat, even through my narrow vision. A rattling noise was heard several times in the field until the field’s breathing turned into sobs.
The arms around Ruhak’s neck became weaker as time passed. My vision also blinked and blinked.
The sound of breathing in my ears quieted down when Sehyun lost consciousness and fell. Until then, the remaining heat, like a feeling, did not disappear.
The only hand that supported Sehyun’s helpless head was lazily rubbing the back of his neck as if comforting him.
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“Now, would you like to sign?”
Se-hyeon held out the documents to Lee Jae-young and Baek Do-hyeon with a smile. The person who snatched the document on behalf of Jaeyoung Lee, who was trying to stop him without even looking at it, was Zenka, who was standing behind him.
Jaeyoung Lee immediately turned back and grumbled.
“Ah, you said you can do what your brother gave you.”
Jenka took a few steps back to avoid Lee Jae-young reaching out and carefully looked through the documents. On the other hand, Baek Do-hyeon was holding the documents himself and going through each and every one of them, examining the provisions.
What Sehyeon presented was the ‘vassalship’ contract that he had previously proposed to Fian. It was a different contract from the alliance contract, and once the vassalship contract was concluded, Sehyeon was given the authority to interfere with the empire as a whole.
It was different from ‘surrender’, in which the empire itself was absorbed. It only creates subjects that can interfere, and when Elix was played as a game, it was a method that upper-level empires often chose to raise lower-level empires.
Of course, Se-hyeon did not propose becoming a vassal in order to directly become involved in Baek Do-hyeon and Lee Jae-young’s empire. Even in the detailed provisions of the contract, any mention of the king’s involvement in power was completely eliminated.
Sehyun just needed some medium to convey his buff.
“What happens if I do this and still don’t receive the buff?”
“Of course, it should be destroyed as is. “The reason I first recommended this to Baek Do-hyun and Jae-young was to prove it.”
“It must be an experiment.”
“Listen well, kinda.”
“Don’t worry, bro. “I can do anything you give me.”
Zenka, who was carefully reading the contract, grumbled something. Lee Jae-young, who was perking his ears, seemed to be in good spirits for a moment, but pursed his lips with a troubled expression.
“Why, Jaeyoung?”
“uh… Brother, it’s Zenka’s first time as a vassal, so I’m not sure. Could it be that you… No, I’m asking if our brother’s empire falls and we die together… .”
“no. It will be clearly stated on the last page of the document. It’s okay, Jaeyoung, because we signed an alliance contract and added a clause that states that even if the suzerain country falls, the vassal countries will not be defeated. “There is no retaliation clause, so you can think of it as freedom.”
It was Zenka who nodded at Sehyun’s words. The contract that Zenka had held was placed in front of Jaeyoung Lee again.
“Under the premise that the buff can be realized, the vassal period lasts until the disappearance of the monster or the destruction of the Black Empire. If this situation continues, is it possible for the vassal state to request cancellation?”
“Of course you can. But, Baek Do-hyun. It will never stay like this. “The only way to overcome the current situation is to kill the monster.”
Baek Do-hyun made eye contact with Isis for a moment. Isis, who had the appearance of a sturdy man, smiled softly at Baek Do-hyeon. He seemed like he was leaving everything to him.
“I will sign it. Of course, if the buff cannot be realized, we will destroy it.”
“What about Jaeyoung?”
“I was originally going to do it. Zenka said it was okay too. right?”
With Zenka nodding his head, the subordination contract was quickly carried out. As with the alliance contract, the contracts were handed out with each other’s blood under the gaze of the Archduke.
When the effective contract was placed in front of each other, brilliant writing appeared in Sehyeon’s eyes.
[A national subordination contract with the ‘Monster Empire Yumka’ has been concluded.]
[A national subordination contract with the ‘ruling empire of Mainul’ has been concluded.]
In fact, there was no guarantee as to whether the buff would be possible even if it became a dependent country. Although he proposed a vassal state to Fan, Se-hyeon was not convinced either, so he proposed a vassal contract to Baek Do-hyeon and Lee Jae-young first to test the effect.
If you are not affected by the buff, the matter of vassals will never have happened.
“Then let’s do it right away.”
At Sehyeon’s words, Zenka and Isis came one step ahead. These were the people who would test the buff. Only after seeing him nodding his head as if he had made up his mind did he cast <Depth of Trust LV.2>.
[‘Allies’ cast the wide area buff ‘Depth of Trust LV.2’.]
Soon, a rapid loss of physical strength and magical power occurred. With my current level and magic power, the time I could endure <Depth of Trust> without a potion was about 20 seconds.
As I clenched my fists and held on, blurry letters began to fill my vision, as if paint had been dissolved. The writing gradually became clearer. When the text became so dense that it obscured my vision, the text became clear enough to be read.
Sehyeon followed the text as if stuttering.
[‘As much as you trust’ Monster Empire MAX value – 56%] -50%
[‘As much as it is trusted’ Monster Empire MAX value – 88%] -80%
[The buff increase value for ‘Monster Empire’ ‘Depth of Trust’ is 13%.]
The first thing that caught my eye was the buff value for Jaeyoung Lee. Sehyeon’s eyes became slightly distorted. The gaze that was looking at the numbers that emerged gradually turned downward. Baek Do-hyun’s buff value was lower than Lee Jae-young’s.
[‘As much as you trust’ ruling empire MAX value – 41%] -40%
[‘To the extent trusted’ ruling empire MAX value – 68%] -60%
[The buff increase value for ‘Depth of Trust’ in ‘Dominating Empire’ is 10%.]
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“ah… .”
As expected, it was too low. The current MAX value of <Depth of Trust LV.2> was 20%. Of course, I wasn’t confident that either of them would be at MAX. I was confident that it would be lower than the vassals.
Still, I never thought it would be this low.
Sehyun’s trust in Baek Do-hyun and Lee Jae-young was lower than others. He couldn’t shake the feeling that his trust rating had been downgraded.
“Jenka’s stats have gone up, bro. I guess it works!”
“It went up about 10%.”
It was only after hearing the voices of Baek Do-hyun and Lee Jae-young looking up into the sky that Se-hyeon relaxed his stern expression. Even though it was only about 10%, Lee Jae-young and Baek Do-hyeon’s faces were full of satisfaction. Zenka and Isis also looked down at their hands and looked surprised.
The skill was soon unlocked. When the skill was released, the clear text gradually became blurred.
“It will rise further later… . “Maybe.”
“Did I say the maximum number is 100%? The higher the level, the higher it gets. Well, it’s not bad.”
“Wow, look at what that guy in 8th place is talking about. Hey, if there’s a better place, let’s go. “My brother doesn’t need you either?”
“Isis, there is nothing to deal with.”
“Come on, our Zenka is much stronger than you.”
“Ha, it looks like you have to be telepathic to come to your senses, right?”
Se-hyeon quietly watched Baek Do-hyun and Lee Jae-young bickering, and only belatedly let out a mirthless laugh. For now, it was important to confirm that the skill could also be applied to vassal states. What happened after that were problems that would be resolved gradually.
On the one hand, the figures of the vassals were so overwhelming that it may have been easy to think about the figures of favor and trust.
I didn’t realize that the meaning of ‘impossibility to measure limit value’ was so significant.
Sehyeon looked up at Ruhak standing next to him and smiled slightly. Even the sight of him twitching his eyebrows as if it were pointless was now familiar. No, it was nice to see.
